President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to serve as U.S. attorney general, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Cruz, 45, was at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday. When approached by reporters on his way out, Cruz said the election was a mandate for change but didn’t say he was under consideration for a job.

Cruz unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination. He and Trump were at odds during the primary, viciously attacking one another. Trump nicknamed Cruz “Lyin’ Ted.” Cruz didn’t endorse Trump during a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. In September, relations between the two men seemed to improve when Cruz said he would vote for Trump.

Asked for comment, Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said: “Cruz is focused on serving Texans in the Senate. He was there today to offer help in promoting the conservative policies that were campaigned on and that he’s long fought for.”

Conservative talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, has consistently been singing the praises of Cruz, claiming that he was the one presidential candidate out of the bunch who was “most steadfastly opposed to liberalism.”

Limbaugh would later add, “Ted Cruz … is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan.”

Conservatives will certainly take a man like that in the administration.

There are a myriad of reasons why this would be a terrific move by Trump – Cruz’ staunch conservative credentials, an unmatched legal and Senate resume, often noted as the smartest man in the room, etc.

Perhaps the Right Scoop says it best however, when they write “It would totally piss off the liberals.”